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monschoices · 10 months
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grumpy-nyks · 10 months
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🌈 Happy Pride Month Everyone! 🌈 I am excited to finally share with you what I have been working on for this special time of year. Here are my several ocs for ifs that I really love. Whenever I felt under the weather, these games always cheered me up and brought a smile to my face. 💖🏳️‍🌈
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🐉 Anna Walsh for Wayhaven Chronicles (@seraphinitegames) 🐍 Lavina Sigrún for Ascendance (@ascendance-if) 🪼 Ida Varyn for Wayfarer (@idrellegames ) 🕊️ Davor Kovač for The Fernweh Saga (@lacunafiction)
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krampuscrump · 10 months
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So lately I’ve been having Wayhaven Chronicles brain rot and I planned on making bracelets to wear while at my local Pride festival so I was like why not and made bracelets inspired by Unit Bravo 🥳
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lilyoffandoms · 2 years
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Hello hello! I’m late to getting to this post this year but better late than never.
As has become tradition for me these last few years, I’m gonna gift away some art for Pride. So three of y’all will get to commission (a fully paid by yours truly) OTP from @neonravensart.
Rules and other important stuff below.
You don’t have to follow me, it can be a pairing from any fandom (we don’t need to share a fandom). Simply reblog or like this post and comment on it or in my asks or DMs with the pairing of your choice AND why you love them. It can be your own favorites (fandom or OCs) and/or someone else’s favorites, the more the merrier. You can request as many or as few relationships as ya want. Each relationship counts as one entry.
I’ll draw three winners on June 18th at 9:00 am CST. The three winners will receive a fullbody couple simple commission from the artist.
Please note that the artists’ commission policies and rules apply when the time comes and all I ask is that you be respectful to everyone participating and that your pairing is in keeping with the giftaway since I’m offering this to highlight all of the beautiful forms of love that are worth celebrating.
🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride🏳️‍🌈
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fellhellion · 11 months
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the additional dimensions to Ava’s past, given her gender, make me insane fr
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wildmelon · 1 year
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my wayhaven detectives 🔍🖤
🥺👉🏼👈🏼 i’ve been wanting to post them for a while, but i always put it off (mostly since i tweak them constantly, i’ve redone all of these portraits at least once since i first drafted this). but it’s a foggy november morning here and it put me in the mood. here are my actual children, i’m putting info about them under the cut for anyone like me who loves reading about other ppl’s mcs 😊
Elliott Moran [Felix] 
Kind and thoughtful, Elliott has the disposition of an elementary school history teacher. Slightly spacey and dreamy, he’s better at connecting with people than he is holding information. On the bright side, his intuition tends to steer him right when it comes to technology, and he has a knack for fixing things. His perpetual cheerfulness quickly charmed Natalie and attracted Felix.
Elliott’s sensitivity can leave him easily hurt and drained. His care for the people around him supercedes hurt feelings, though, and he’s incapable of holding a grudge. He’s happier than he ever thought he’d be since he started dating Felix.
Waverly Green [Adam] 
Waverly spent much of her youth rebelling in bids for attention from her absentee mother. Whatever her initial motivations, she maintains an innate propensity for chaos as an adult. Impulsive, sarcastic, and stubborn, Waverly isn’t always the easiest teammate, though she can turn on the charm when she wants to. (Nine times out of ten. Adam seems immune so far.) She’s always been drawn towards the catharsis of combat. Exercising is one of the only times her mind goes truly blank. She’s also fairly well versed in technology and naturally handy. Her open pessimism and incisive quips sparked a somewhat unlikely friendship with Mason.
Past her bravado lies a deeply insecure and wounded girl who feels like a chronic failure, never good enough for the people around her. (This whole situation with Adam may be touching a nerve.)
Araminta (Minty) Udo [Nat]
Naturally charming and charismatic, Araminta’s easygoing nature and popularity made her a good choice to be detective. The people of Wayhaven trust her wholeheartedly-- or at least they did before all these supernatural occurrences began cropping up. Still, her optimism and quiet self-assuredness puts the people around her at ease. She maintains a (seemingly) great relationship with her mother, has fallen head-over-heels for Natalie, and gets along particularly well with Farah.
Minty seems so well-adjusted it can be hard for people to remember she needs to be taken care of as well. Her forgiveness and patience seem inexhaustible but take a toll that sometimes makes her want to scream. Luckily, she now has Nat to worry about her feelings. 
Alice Atwell [Mason] 
Incredibly intelligent and deeply logical, Alice is often the voice of reason. She prides herself on her ability to keep calm in a crisis, and her levelheadedness serves her well. Being a detective seemed like the best way to put her sharp mind to good use in Wayhaven, and her sincerity has made her a trusted figure in the community. Her knowledgeability, easygoing nature, and interest in history contributed to a fast friendship with Nat. Mason, meanwhile, is attracted to her goodheartedness against his will (and knowledge).
Underneath Alice’s patient exterior lies a deep need to prove herself and receive love. She seems to have a good relationship with her mother, but Rebecca’s long absences have left her with deep-rooted fear that she’s unlovable that she tries hard to keep buried. (Good thing she’s falling for Mason, he’ll provide her with plenty of reassurance. /s. At least she’s an optimist.)
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seraphinitegames · 1 year
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The Wayhaven Chronicles—Update 24/March/2023
It was a seriously exciting week this week!!
I got the proof-read files back from Hosted Games so as I could do my final look overs before sending it back, which means that it’s really, really done!
Aaaahhhhh!!!!
One super awesome thing was in the content review the proof-reader did was a synopsis of Book Three, and it was pretty much bang on what I wanted the story to be. It really gave me a boost to know that the story I wanted to tell was obviously the one that came across, hehe :D
So yeah, for Book Three now it’s just a case of waiting for that fast approaching release date! We still have lots of fun content planned for the run-up to April 6th so we hope you’re enjoying that!
We also got some more things in motion for Book Four. I have an idea of a better way of editing and testing this time, with a couple of testers and sensitivity readers already on board for the process. The plan is to have people do more of the editing and testing as I go along. I think it will really help to do things in smaller sections than one big thing at the end, especially with how big the games are getting with branching and variation now!
But I suppose now it’s time to actually look at properly putting away Book Three stuff. Filing it away and writing a big ‘COMPLETED’ across the front. Oh man, that makes my nerves spike but also such a feeling of pride and relief. Book Three was a much bigger undertaking than I had planned on it being, but it was also exactly the type of game and story I’ve always wanted to create!
Can't wait for you guys to get right back into those romances and enjoy what's to come! :D
Hope you all have an amazing weekend! We'll be offline as usual, so I'll update you all again next Friday! <3
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pinksparkl · 6 months
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Redacted Bois as the Major Arcana
Inspired by @sealriously-sealrious' idea of categorising the characters from The Wayhaven Chronicles into the Major Arcana. I'm ever in awe of your beautiful mind~~
Card descriptions from Labarinthos
Narrowed down to only Erik's characters, and only characters that have at least 2 audios by themself (i.e. not sharing with other speaking characters)
(I was gonna add a bunch of quotes but that was getting too time-consuming for a little fun post, so I'm happy with settling for this. Maybe when I get access to transcripts (and have more spoons...) I'll add on to this)
I'm still gonna do a post explaining some of these choices and how I found some bois' personalities/storylines so similar in surprising ways (at least for me)
0. Fool – Caelum
UPRIGHT: Innocence – New Beginnings – Free Spirit
REVERSED: Recklessness – Being Taken Advantage Of – Inconsideration
1. Magician – Regulus
UPRIGHT: Willpower – Desire – Creation – Manifestation
REVERSED: Trickery – Illusions – Out Of Touch
2. High Priestess – Avior
UPRIGHT: Intuitive – Unconscious – Inner Voice
REVERSED: Lack Of Centre- Lost Inner Voice – Repressed Feelings
3. Empress – Huxley
UPRIGHT: Motherhood – Fertility – Nature
REVERSED: Dependence – Smothering – Emptiness – Nosiness
4. Emperor – Vega
UPRIGHT: Authority – Structure – Control – Fatherhood
REVERSED: Tyranny – Rigidity – Coldness
5. Hierophant – Damien
UPRIGHT: Tradition – Conformity – Morality – Ethics
REVERSED: Rebellion – Subversiveness – New Approaches
6. Lovers – Geordi
UPRIGHT: Partnerships – Duality – Union
REVERSED: Loss Of Balance - One-Sidedness – Disharmony
7. Chariot – Guy
UPRIGHT: Direction – Control – Willpower
REVERSED: Lack Of Control – Lack Of Direction – Aggression
8. Strength – Milo
UPRIGHT: Inner Strength – Bravery – Compassion – Focus
REVERSED: Self Doubt – Weakness – Insecurity
9. Hermit – David
UPRIGHT: Contemplation – Search For Truth – Inner Guidance
REVERSED: Loneliness- Isolation – Lost Your Way
10. Wheel – Sam
UPRIGHT: Change – Cycles – Inevitable Fate
REVERSED: No Control – Clinging To Control – Bad Luck
11. Justice – James
UPRIGHT: Cause And Effect – Clarity – Truth
REVERSED: Dishonesty- Unaccountability – Unfairness
12. Hanged Man – Marcus
UPRIGHT: Sacrifice – Release – Martyrdom
REVERSED: Stalling – Needless Sacrifice – Fear Of Sacrifice
13. Death – Vincent
UPRIGHT: End Of Cycle – Beginnings – Change – Metamorphosis
REVERSED: Fear Of Change -Holding On – Stagnation – Decay
14. Temperance – Lasko
UPRIGHT: Middle Path – Patience – Finding Meaning
REVERSED: Extremes – Excess – Lack Of Balance
15. Devil – Ivan
UPRIGHT: Addiction – Materialism – Playfulness
REVERSED: Freedom – Release – Restoring Control
16. Tower – Blake
UPRIGHT: Sudden Upheaval – Broken Pride – Disaster
REVERSED: Disaster Avoided – Delayed Disaster – Fear Of Suffering
17. Star – Camelopardalis
UPRIGHT: Hope – Faith – Rejuvenation
REVERSED: Faithlessness – Discouragement – Insecurity
18. Moon – Elliott
UPRIGHT: Unconscious – Illusions – Intuition
REVERSED: Confusion – Fear – Misinterpretation
19. Sun – Asher
UPRIGHT: Joy – Success – Celebration – Positivity
REVERSED: Negativity – Depression – Sadness
20. Judgement – Gavin
UPRIGHT: Reflection – Reckoning – Awakening
REVERSED: Lack Of Self Awareness – Doubt – Self Loathing
21. World – Brachium
UPRIGHT: Fulfilment – Harmony – Completion
REVERSED: Incompletion – No Closure
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fauville · 20 days
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fandom: the wayhaven chronicles
rating: (eventually) explicit
pairing: female detective/ava du mortain
chapters: 1/3
A/N: cozy winter vibes, ahoy! who cares that it's spring started this originally in 2021, i'm determined to finish it
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“Ava,” you say, turning a page on your copy of Pride and Prejudice. “Please stop.”
Ava doesn't look at you or even acknowledge your words, she keeps staring outside from the frosted window with her hands folded against her chest and jaw flexed with irritation.
Always so stubborn. It's as frustrating as it is endearing, because Ava du Mortain hasn't changed one bit after the day you met her eight months ago. She is honest and sincere, always. She's also the most bull-headed woman you've ever met. Yet, you love that about her. Sometimes, when you're lonely and sick with feeling the way you do, you wish you didn’t.
You sigh at her silence and close your book, keeping your forefinger between the covers to mark the page you were reading.
“The weather won’t change no matter how hard you stare at it. It's supposed to storm for two more days.”
Ava just grunts and unfolds her arms-- only to fold them again a few seconds later. She’s actually wearing a long sleeved shirt because of the weather, it's still grey and boring, but the fabric is fuzzy and it looks soft and warm on her. Her pants are the same as always, though, and her blonde hair is on a bun, but it's just a little bit looser than normally-- a few hair strands frame her serious face nicely, making her expression appear gentler than it is.
You shake your head in exasperation and return to your book.
There are three problems to the situation you have found yourself in:
1. The huge snow storm raging outside that prevents you and Ava from leaving the cabin.
2. Ava and the fact that she has avoided being alone with you for the last two weeks and now you're stuck in here in the middle of nowhere for at least a couple more days than was originally planned.
3. Nat, Farah and Morgan left before the snow storm started for a reconnaissance for your mission. So, you're with Ava. Alone. And things happen to be very awkward between you two because you might have kissed her at the New Year’s party drunk on longing and too much expensive champagne.
[❤️ read more in ao3]
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thewayhavenchronicle · 10 months
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Hey! First, I’m so sorry to hear abt the menstrual pain!! Periods are the worst especially when you’ve got really bad cramps :((
So for distractions! For the otp ask, if you’re answering the questions themselves how about 41-45 for Ruth x Ava? Or if you want something to expand into a fic, one of any of those!
I hope you feel better soon!
thank youuuu have. many ava/ruth fluff snippets ;w;
41. Which one would take their jacket it off and drape over the other one because they were visibly shivering?
Ruth nearly jumps out of her skin when something heavy and warm settles over her bare shoulders -- though she almost immediately feels silly as strong, familiar hands settle on her shoulders and then run down her arms, sending warmth washing over her in their wake.
Tired after the weird charity gala the Agency had talked them into attending, she leans back until her head is resting on Ava's shoulder.
Ava says nothing, arms settling around her with a soft contented sigh.
They'll have to leave eventually -- definitely have to say goodbye to the investors and the Council and whoever else she'd been introduced to tonight before she's truly off the hook -- but she doesn't care.
For now, they are both content to stand in the moonlight and watch it dance on the pond and fountain below them.
And that's enough.
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42. What's their favorite type of weather to enjoy together? (getting snowed in together, watching thunderstorms, etc.)
Ruth loves the summer in Wayhaven.
It's a strange sentence to think, even to herself, as summers had always been the worst part of the year when she was growing up nearby. All that time having to find things to do to stay away from her home when her dad was home, all that time having to face the fact that she didn't really have friends -- it had been miserable.
Now, it's the best time of year for her to talk Ava into spending time with her, just the two of them.
And Ruth isn't sure she's ever happier than she is when she's on the open road with Ava, wind in her hair, casting adoring glances at Ava's beautiful profile.
They always drive to the same place -- a cliff overlooking the sea. It's more remote than the park they'd first gone to, so Ava is always so much more comfortable to sit close beside her, shoulders brushing with every breath they take. When the sun finally sets, they often stay a little longer, lying back in the grass and watching the stars and talking about... anything. Nothing. Everything.
The way Ava smiles when they're alone like that feels just like the summer sun on her skin -- sends that same warmth washing over her like a hot shower, until all she can feel is that twinge of joy and pride that comes with being able to make Ava smile, even a little.
...she's in far, far too deep to fight this now, but she can't find it in her to regret a single second of it.
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43. Who would give their life for the other without a second thought?
Oh, they both would. This fact makes both of them very upset. Don't feel like writing the angst rn but IT'S COMING in my fic eventually.
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44. Who would dance in the kitchen making dinner? Would the other join in or watch from the doorway?
Ruth nearly startles when Ava's arms slide around her waist, though she laughs as she tilts her head to give Ava access as she presses a line of kisses to Ruth's throat.
Ruth had been humming along to the music playing from her laptop as she cooked dinner, aware of the Commander in the next room keeping an eye out for her, but uncaring enough to actually change her plans for the night. They'd been getting closer recently, crossing that unspoken line between friends and.... something else more and more.
She's still not used to the amount of pleasure she gets from such simple, soft kisses as Ava rests her chin on Ruth's shoulder and begins to sway to the music.
"...you're so beautiful," murmurs her lover, nose brushing at the corner of her jaw. "I adore you completely."
Ruth shivers visibly in Ava's arms, making them both laugh.
"You buttering me up for something, Commanding Agent?" Ruth asks, but there's no malice in it, only a gentle tease that makes Ava chuckle.
"No," Ava says truthfully, swaying a little more meaningfully, a little more purposefully now. "I just wanted to be near you."
Ruth's heart squeezes painfully in her chest, but she smiles anyway, turning her head to press a kiss to Ava's cheek.
They don't say anything else for a long while, though eventually Ruth does move her meal off of the stove and they dance a little more formally. Ava's eyes are unbelievably soft as she twirls Ruth around the little kitchen in her tiny apartment and for a little while, nothing else in the world exists but the two of them and the hazy glow of contentment surrounding them.
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45. Can they fall asleep without the other?
Ruth nearly shrieks when a pair of arms wrap around her in her sleep.
The stranger crawling into her bed pauses, pulling away a little and mumbling half-asleep apologies, and the familiar lilt of a soft British accent makes her relax again. Ava sinks into the mattress behind her, burying her face in the back of her neck, muscles heavy with tension that slowly seeps from her frame as she breathes in the smell of Ruth's skin.
"...alright?" Ruth asks after a moment, too sleepy to ask a full question, patting gently at Ava's hand settled on the mattress next to her stomach.
Ava sighs, curling around her a little more. "Bad dream. I'm fine now."
Ruth hums, and a distant part of her investigator mind does a few quick calculations. She knows vampires don't sleep much, but Ava's done this every few days for the past week or so now.
"Having a lot of bad dreams lately," she breathes.
She can feel Ava frown against the back of her neck as the arm around her waist tightens even more.
"...very observant of you, Detective," Ava mumbles at length, though there's a playfulness somewhere in her voice that makes Ruth snort.
Shifting so that she can lie on her back, she coaxes Ava to rest her head on her chest, slipping her fingers against the back of her neck and stroking gently as her other hand settles against Ava's upper arm, thumb lazily running back and forth against her skin where her sleeve has rolled up.
Ava melts into her and Ruth grins into the darkness. Sleep begins to tug at her again, but she mumbles with the last of her awareness, "I've got you. Sleep."
Whatever Ava mumbles in response is lost as Ruth drifts off again, though she thinks it might have been French.
...
"Je t'aime, mon cœur."
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sohmiya · 9 months
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oc tag game
thank you @sussoro for tagging me!! this was so fun 🩷 tagging @wayhavenots @pierceaugust + anyone who wants to do it!! no pressure <3
FAVOURITE OC: emory chan from merry crisis. also because the qiu brainrot is currently taking over my entire being but yeah. despite the pride emory feels in making her dream as a musician happen, she carries the guilt from knowing it’s not exactly what her parents want for her. she’s the typical eldest daughter who acts as a third parent. another favorite is maya quimby from golden. i wrote a whole list of facts about her a while back so idk what else to say but that’s My Girl. she’s so so special to me <3
NEWEST OC: althea solis from take two. she’s vv underdeveloped right now but in the take two universe, she’s an only child. in an au, she has an older sister named athalia <3
OLDEST OC: sutton hart from midnight hours. before she became an iaos hunter, she was a detective in wayhaven. she’s very ambitious and curious. she’s definitely one of those people who have bucket lists and actually plans to do the things on her list. she felt like wayhaven is too small for her dreams so she left and now she’s in new york
MEANEST OC: cloe hoffman from infamous. idk if i should call her mean but she’s bratty and she complains a lot LMAO literally orion’s nightmare. cloe loves the spotlight and isn’t too bothered being part of the drama as long as attention is on her. because bad publicity is still publicity 🤷🏻‍♀️ she hasn’t done much self-reflection so she’s not yet aware that it stems from her parents not giving her enough attention when she was young. i think once she gains enough self-awareness, she’ll realize that it’s actually her thinking “they didn’t notice me when i was a good kid. maybe they’ll notice me now”
SOFTEST OC: piper ellis from midnight hours. another former detective from wayhaven. she’s a huge disney fan. she keeps tickets (plane, concerts, movies, amusement parks, etc) and pins them on a cork board alongside polaroid pictures. she’s introverted, soft spoken and sooo shy. she’s so easily flustered that she makes nikolas look like the biggest flirt 😭 also kirsten adler from golden. she’s sentimental and timid but less introverted than piper. she’s just self-conscious because she knows that one wrong move and the media will twist it into something that can ruin her dad’s image. she talks nonstop once you bring up something she’s extremely passionate about <3
MOST ALOOF/STANDOFFISH OC: lira kinsley from golden. she’s not a snob but she’s tired of people buttering her up for connections. when she’s moody, she straight up tells the person “my dad’s right there.” she’s selective of who she lets in to her social circle
DUMBEST (AFFECTIONATE) OC: riley cromwell from college tennis. she’s not dumb but clown blood flows in her veins <3 she can be unapologetically cringe lololol one dumb thing i’d say she does is barely controlling her junk food intake and justifying it with “i play tennis a lot. it’s fine”
SMARTEST OC: annika munroe from arcadia city. not because she’s a genius whatsoever. she just reads a lot and constantly tries to stay informed. also because she loves it when people argue with her and the looks on their faces when she ends up being right. she used to be one of my wayhaven detectives as well.
OC I’D BE FRIENDS WITH: sutton. but also because i can put her in any if i play and she’ll end up being friends with someone there 😭 she’s loving, nurturing and thoughtful and she’s very expressive about it. i think it’s also due to having dated immortals (first, nate. now, kian. she likes old men ig) that really put into perspective how short her life is and how quickly time passes. she’s trying to learn how to not overextend herself but sometimes she just can’t help it. being affectionate comes naturally for her
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mischiefy · 11 months
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have to thank @ardentroia for tagging me on this cute challenge to create your twc detectives using this adorable picrew by @eatingyarn. i love having an excuse to talk about my girls <3
from left to right, top to bottom: verena, haruka, reyna, amora
idk who to tag tbh but i missed picrew and forgot how fun it was so yall should try it too!!
some stuff abt my girls under the read more cause i can't resist and it got long heh
on the top left is verena ambrose, for the adam route. in some ways, she was born to be a detective—deduction and knowledge is her highest stat for a reason. she detests authority though, and would never have joined the force were it not for her getting in trouble w them as a young adult. honestly, everyone in the precinct was already familiar w her long before that, as she was a known troublemaker in childhood. from running a black market of banned books in her school to trespassing ("investigating!") to fist fights ("if you keep picking on my friend, i will take away your right to have hands :)") she's been a thorn in the side of school administration and law enforcement for years, especially since she was smart enough never to actually get caught or leave proof behind. as for rebecca—what's she gonna do about it? parent her? please.
on the top right is haruka kiritani, who is romancing morgan. my girl has been the ideal scientist since infancy—curious, hungry, progressive—so naturally, science and tech is her highest stat. she'd imagined ending up a researcher rather than a detective, but she's also too wary to break away from her comfort zone, which is why she stayed in wayhaven and took the detective job in the hopes that her mind will at least be put to use there. but it was mundane and boring, so meeting unit bravo? it's the best thing that's ever happened to her. it forced her to break away from what is safe and familiar and she is thankful. don't let her demure nature fool you, while she does prefer to be non-confrontational, piss her off enough and you'll never live in peace a day in your life until you're back in her good graces.
on the bottom left is reyna ibarra, my farah romancer. she's big (6 feet) and buff (combat stat is her highest and it shows) and is fully aware of how intimidating she looks—in fact, she takes great pride in it and wears clothes that make her even more intimidating, whether it be because they show off her arms or because they're sleek and sophisticated. she is a born protector, having grown up without one, and delights in making people feel safe. despite her stoicism, there's a warmth and genuineness about her that does just that. she's not much for words, but her actions speak for themselves—and if she needs to speak with her fists, so be it. all or nothing, ride or die.
on the bottom right is amora mondragón, romancing nate. playful and adaptable, she's the kind of person who commands a room just by walking into it—she dresses colorfully and in a lot of avant garde fashion, colors her hair (mostly purples and blues, but if she doesn't have time for upkeep, she lets it be bleach-blonde) and wears intricate makeup looks. it's her philosophy that the louder your presentation is, the less people actually know about what's underneath. her highest stat is people and psychology—she knows how human minds work and uses it to her advantage in order to get what she wants. not in any sinister way, mind you, but considering what she's been through, she hungers for any advantage she can get.
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iggydabirdkid · 9 months
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Good things come in threes!  This is the third of the 6 drawings I have planned for Pride Month!
The Wayhaven Chronicles is one I hold dear, being someone who loves everything supernatural. And how can I pass up the opportunity for angst with a certain golden-haired vampire?? 
So this is what I did for My Detective (Agent now I guess XD) Theadora Rickson and Ava Du Mortain.
(Forgive me if some of the spelling and punctuation is strange. It was weirdly difficult trying to write this in the style the game is written in. Also this ones a little longer, so don’t feel obligated to read it if ya don’t want to. Just enjoy the pretty art :) )
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Lost in Your Eyes
The alarm that blares from my phone jumpstarts my heart as my eyes snap open. Groaning and turning my face into my plump pillow I reluctantly roll onto my stomach and reach blindly towards the shrill sound, my palm slapping against the surface of beside table before finally connecting with the offending device.   
Another groan escapes me and I lift my head while blinking against the glow of the screen as I turn the alarm off. I hate having to get up so early but I had doomed myself by neglecting my paperwork all week and now I was paying the price. I was just glad that I had had the foresight to ask Verda to send it over to the Warehouse. At least that way I could get it done from the comfort of the library. I let my head flop back down into the inviting plush of my pillow, “Thanks past me,” I mumble, the act of rolling my eyes made difficult by my position.
Letting out a sigh I finally decide to get up as I knew that if I stayed laying down I would for sure fall asleep again. I push the top half of my body off the mattress as I lean on my forearms and yawn before arching my back and hearing the cracks and pops of my joints before sitting back on my haunches. I tip my head back to roll my neck and lift my arms up high over me before shaking them out and standing up. I scowl as I look down to see my covers bunched up around my feet and I kicked my blankets to the floor, they needed to be washed anyways. As I jump from my bed it rocks beneath me and I grimace, placing a hand against its wooden frame to steady it.
The wall before me was dappled with morning sunlight and unable to help myself I wave a hand through the specks of dust floating in the rays of gold. With a smile of my face I let myself relax. Sometimes it was worth waking up early, if only for the little things. Speaking of…
I spin around and grab my phone off the nightstand, swiping down from the top of the screen to check my notifications as I pad barefoot from my room and into the kitchen. No new messages. The frown on my face was familiar, as was the way my heart seemed to sink in my chest. I was hoping that she would have sent a message, even if it was a brief one. Seeing nothing stung and I scowl at myself, “They’re on a mission!” I shout into my empty apartment as I throw my phone onto the kitchen counter and turn to the kettle to press its toggle down, “She won’t have time to send anything…” I trail off as I grab a mug and tea bag from the cupboard, willing the words to set my feelings at ease but there was still the tiniest voice way at the back of my mind that said otherwise, “Stop it.” I spit out harsh words to myself as I watch the steam rise from the kettle’s spout. But I can’t help it as the image of emerald-green eyes pop into my mind. I groan and rub my face with my hands, “Great…” I grumble just as the kettle clicks off, “What a fantastic way to start the morning…”
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My car rumbles along the dirt pathway leading up to the warehouse and I feel every shift and bump that it makes, but I don’t mind. It may be old but that just gives it character! Not something that everyone in Unit Bravo believes and when I had made the same joke about Ava herself, only Farah had laughed. I snicker as I remembered the sour look on Ava’s face as she had pursed her lips, her form tightening as she had turned away. I wonder how she’s doing…
Soon enough I pull up in front of the warehouse, parking my car and wincing at the loud creaking noise the handbrake made when I pulled it up. Maybe I should be thinking about upgrading… I’m sure Ava would help with her love of cars… I smack myself lightly on the forehead. Stop thinking about Ava, you have work to do! I unclip my seatbelt, yank my bag from the passenger seat, and open my door with a kick before stepping out onto the mossy forest floor. I threw my door closed with a slam that reverberated throughout the still almost silence and I stop in my tracks to just take in the view.
I loved it here. Being in the forest, being in nature with the trees and the animals. I loved the way the rays of sun filtered in through the treetops high above, their branches swaying in the wind and causing the light to dance about the ground in such interesting ways. I smile to myself before making sure my car is locked and heading inside the warehouse, walking through the dark and dusty false interior before entering through the key carded locked door and entering the warehouse proper. The door had only just closed behind me before a blur of colour rockets forwards from down the hall and I freeze on the spot, becoming a perfectly still target for the energetic vampire who would have knocked me over had my back not been right up against the door.
“Thea!” Farah squeals as she wraps her arms around my shoulders, pinning my hair to my back as she does so.
“Farah!” I reply and drop my bag to hug her back, “You’ve returned?” I laugh even as I feel my brow crease.
“Earlier this morning yeah.” She pulls back then picks my bag up and hands it to me. I watch as she cocks her head to one side and I shift on the spot when her eyes zero in on my face, “You’re upset?”
“Not about you returning!” I reassure her as I start my walk towards the library, “I was just hoping to get a text from Ava this morning. Considering…” I trail off, “I know its stupid, but is she in at the moment?” I ask as I turn my head slightly to peer at the shorter vampire who shakes her head in reply.
“She left an hour ago. Wouldn’t tell us where she was going, which is new but.” she shrugs and I watch her shoulders disappear into the frizz of her hair.
“Guess that for the best, I didn’t realize you guys were back today. I left Ava’s present back at my apartment.”
“You got her a present!” Farah shouts as she begins to bounce on the balls of her feet.
“Of course I did! Why wouldn’t I?” I chuckle as I push open the door to the library, allowing Farah to enter before me.
“What did ya get her?” Farah asks, skipping over to and flopping down onto the old patterned couch.
“Ohhh no,” I wag my finger at her as I dump my bag by her feet, “You’re terrible at keeping secrets. I’m more likely to tell Morgan than you and that only as she’ll forget because she doesn’t care.” I snicker, striding past Farah to the desk where I could see my paperwork sitting neatly atop. The sound of the chair scraping across the hardwood floor as I drag it out fills the large space, and I hope in vain that Nat hadn’t heard. I didn’t need another lecture on proper etiquette. I slump down into the chair and scoot back under the desk before spreading my files across its surface, only to be interrupted by the sound of a quirky tune rising from where Farah sat with her back to me. I sigh and give a quiet laugh as I turn in my chair, “Farah?” I start, speaking up to get her attention.
“Huh?” comes the distracted reply as she tilts her head backwards to look at me. I shake my own head with a grin.
“As much as I love your company I have work I need to do, and I rather I get it all done before Rebecca realizes I’ve been slacking again.”
“She’s not in charge of you anymore though?”
“Try telling her that!” I chortle, “And she’s still my mother. She’ll nag me about it and I’ll have to listen to her talk about work ethic again and I’d rather avoid that if I can.”
“Ugh! Fine fine, I’ll get out of your hair.”
I open my mouth to thank her. Only to stop and instead raise an eyebrow as she reaches behind to grab the arm of the couch with both hands before lifting her legs off from the cushions, arching them over her head pushing herself off the as she flips over. Her feet land with a thud against the ground and she raises her arms above her head as she turns to me, “Ta da!”
“You’re ridiculous!” I laugh as I clap and she grins before grabbing her beanie from the floor, the article of clothing having fallen off during her stunt and allowing half her face to be covered by her curls. She crams it back on her head and moves her hair aside to give me a wink and fire finger guns at me before spinning on her heel and leaving. I turn back to my paper and groan at the full day of work I saw ahead of me before I sigh, and begin.
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I wake up with a start as a loud knock rings throughout the library. As I bolt upright in my seat a few stray sheets of paper that had stuck themselves to my face fall back to the desk. I shake my head, brush my hair over my shoulders and reach for my phone to check the time. If the bright numbers hadn’t alerted me to the fact that I had slept through the time I normally would have had lunch, then the rumble of my stomach would have clued me in. I jump and drop my phone back to the desk when whoever is outside the room knocks again.
“Uh, come in?” No need to raise my voice for whichever vampire it was that had the polite thought to knock first. The door cracks open and I quickly rub the sleep from my eyes, turning in my chair as Ava steps into the room.
“I apologize for interrupting your-“
“I was doing paperwork,” I cut in, sitting up straight and pulling back my shoulders. Ava raises an eyebrow.
“You were sleeping.”
“I was sleeping…” I sigh in admittance, allowing my posture to slacken as I lean an elbow on the table and prop my head up in the palm of my hand, “But in my defense I got up very early. I was semi-responsible.” Ava shakes her head at my joviality but I catch the ghost of a smile as she walks my way. The light that shines in through the windows behind me casts her in a curtain of gold and as I stare into the pools of her eyes my weariness seems to simply wash away. She stops an arm’s length away from me and it was only then that I realized she had been holding her arms behind her back the entire time. I lean to the side in an attempt to peer past her but she shifts in such a way that makes it impossible, “Spoilsport,” I hmph before looking up at her and the uncharacteristically nervous expression that twists her strong features, “Is something wrong?”
“No. Nothing is wrong.” She shakes her head yet the way her lips draw close says otherwise.
“Ava, you look like you’re constipated,” I snort as I push my chair back and get to my feet, “What’s up?”
She brings her arms out then from behind her back and extends her hands out towards me with her palms facing up, and a squat rectangular box sitting upon them. She clears her throat and I flick my attention back up to her face, “This is for you.” My eyes widen in surprise and I reach for the small black box.
“For me?” A nod, “I did get you something as well,” I add as Ava’s hands drop to her side, “But-“
“But you left it at your apartment. Farah informed me as such.”
“I knew she would tell you,” I chuckle before grasping the lid and opening the present.
It takes me a few seconds to see that the intertwining cords of leather are a bracelet and I feel a genuine smile grace my lips. And it was another few seconds after that that I realize the bracelet was one I recognized, and I felt my smile soften into something sadder.
“This is my dad’s,” I whisper softly, not taking my eyes from the precious gift.
“Yes,” Ava replies after a few silent seconds, “Agent Rickson mentioned that it was your favorite of all the ones he had. But it had been worn into being non functional.”
“It was falling apart,” I sniffle as I feel my cheeks heat up, “I wore it so much and after that I just didn’t want to risk losing it. So I stashed it away.” I fall silent as I gently lift the treasure from the box, turning it over in the sunlight as I take in every inch of it. The happiness that fills me as I slip it onto my wrist was too much to contain, and I feel my face break out in a wide grin as I place the box on the desk and step closer to Ava. I reach up towards her, cupping my hands at the back of her head as she grabs onto my waist and pulls me flush against her.
“Theadora. Thea. Animus meus, domus meus…” Ava’s words were so soft spoken, a side of her only I got to see and I stare into her face, into her eyes, into her soul.
“Ava Du Mortain. Amor meus, amicus meus, vita mea…” I watched as her gaze softened yet her eyes still sparkled as her mouth morphed into a perfect small smile, “I could get lost in your eyes forever.”
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nerdierholler · 4 months
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For the end of year book ask! 2, 14, 19
Thanks for asking!
2. Did you reread anything? What?
I have an Austen problem so I probably reread most if not all of Pride and Prejudice and Persuasion at some point this year. I don't actually remember when but I'm pretty sure it happened. I'm currently rereading Jane Eyre, but I read it like 20+ years ago and remember very little so I'm not sure if that counts. Been thinking about a Lord of the Rings reread but that will be next year for sure.
14. What books do you want to finish before the year is over?
Well, it would be nice to finish Jane Eyre since I started it but since the brain is in Wayhaven mode that may or may not happen. Legends and Lattes is also ready to go but I haven't started it yet.
19. Did you use your library?
My library card expired and I haven't renewed it so no :( I also have a hard time waiting for books. A lot of the time I'm not in the mood for them when they're finally available so it's a constant timing struggle with my brain.
End of the Year Book Asks
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laurelsofhighever · 1 year
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WIP Wednesday
I’ve been double tagged! On my main blog by @pchberrytea and here by @ellenembee, so I’m going to do both in one go. Because I’m an attention hound nice, here’s one extract from my The Wayhaven Chronicles murder mystery Like Glitter And Gold:
The Agency’s interview rooms weren’t part of the official tour during Leah’s first stay at the Facility, and with their drab, concrete walls and the low whine of the air being pumped down from more habitable levels they’re certainly less presentable than the common rooms or the prison wards. Still, there’s a disconcerting weight to all the layers of earth pressing down that makes her shoulders itch, something in the dead way sound travels through the halls bringing too easily to mind other corridors, dank and dark and stinking of rust.
Aaaaaaaaand a sneak peek from As The World Falls Down, the Prince!Alistair AU that I will be starting to publish VERY SOON:
The storm broke just as he stepped over the threshold. A couple of the horses stamped and whickered nervously at the sudden staccato noise against the wooden tiles of the roof, but the straw of their bedding was thick, and cosy, and their haynets full of the sweetest meadow grass Arl Eamon’s fortune could provide, and when nothing emerged to threaten their comfort, those more skittish mounts settled down to munching again. But something was still off. The boy cocked his head at the odd, stilted sniffle that reached him from the dark corner at the far end of the building. The door in the wall there led to the main keep, and that meant it was usually given a wide berth by the arl’s servants. It was unlatched.
He caught a flash of blue in amongst the straw as he sneaked closer, the switch still in his hand held out to the side like a sword, ready for quick action. Definitely – there was definitely someone there. The drumming rain on the roof echoed the rise of his heartbeat. He breathed deep, in through his nose, imagined a thief or an assassin. Imagined the look of pride and gratitude on Arl Eamon’s face when he found out just who had stopped this interloper singled-handed. He readjusted his grip on the switch, and with a battle cry leapt around the corner.
He found a girl.
Thank you for the tag, guys! Tagging you both back and tagging forward: @serenpedac @vhenad4hl and @mutantenfisch
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lilacponds · 1 year
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omg charlie q n a
3,4 (guessing animal crossing), 7, 11, 16, 18, 25, 44, 46, 48
KAI YOU COME OVER TO ASK STUFF TOO !!! I LOVE U OMG /p
3: Zodiac sign?
I JUST ANSWERED THAT ACTUALLY OMG IM A GEMINI AND IN THE OTHER ANSWER I PUT A SCREENSHOT OF MY OTHER SIGNS !!!
4: Video game I play to chill, not to win?
Ummm that's hard actually, I don't play ACNH everytime I want to chill.. YOU KNOW WHAT I haven't played this in a HOT minute but it's a good time to say PAPERS, PLEASE !!!! yes i do like getting shit right but the whole process of it is so relaxing and fun for me, i love going on endless mode every once in a while !!!! i LOVE LOVE LOVE stuff like that !!!!
7: Writer I trust enough to read whatever they write?
YOU !!!!!! AND IM NOT SAYING IT JUST CAUSE YOURE THE ONE ASKING, i love ur writing style so so so much omg . i dont read enough in general atm to have other answers anyways but you'd still be up there if not still first place even if i did !!!!
11: Favourite song?
THIS IS HARD !!! Atm it's W.I.T.C.H. by Devin Cole probs !!! OH OH OR MACHINE LEARNING BY J. MAYA, OR OVER IT BY ARROWS IN ACTION, OR I WANNA BE IN LOVE AGAIN BY MADDS BUCKLEY !!!!!
16: TV show I always recommend?
omg i never recommend shit i dont watch stuff enough uhhh I ACTUALLY HAVE RECOMMENDED BROOKLYN 99 A COUPLE TIMES its so funny i love love love love it
18: Movie I watch when I’m feeling down?
I DONT HAVE THE ENERGY TO WATCH MOVIES LATELY but im always a slut for pride & prejudice if anyone asked me to watch it at any point in time my answer would always be YES !!!! the one w keira knightley of course
25: Actor/actress you trust enough to watch whatever they’re in?
I DONT ACTUALLY HAVE ONE I DONT RLY FOLLOW ACTORS THAT MUCH ????? MAYBE ELLIOT PAGE I LOVE HIM
44: Last book I read?
I reread Hunger Games last but before that, my fully first read through, was probably The Martian !!!!! my friend bought it for me and its SO FUNNY ITS SUCH A GOOD READ
46: Do I play any instruments?
NO I DONTTTT i would love to but im a SCRUB !!!!! i dont have a lot of coordination and i cant do two different things with my hands NOR focus my brain on two things at once properly (IM SHITTY AT HAVING ADHD EVEN LOL) so its hard BUT MAYBE ONE DAY !!! I WANT A KALIMBA
48: Top 5 blog on Tumblr that I follow?
THATS HARD, I ONLY RECENTLY GOT BACK ON TUMBLR ????? purely on content, then it's u, my friend Crow, my friend Ash, the gbpatch blog bc im a slut for their games, ANDDD the wayhaven chronicles blog i forget the name atm hold ON seraphinitegames i googled it there u go bc im waiting for the 3rd book with BATED BREATH
TYSM FOR SENDING THESE IN !!!!!
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